If I get one it will likely be as a handheld. Something to play when i am on a commute or just dont feel like getting out of bed lol.

If i do get one its probably going to be docked 90% of the time.

If I'm going to get one, undocked exclusively. I really just want a Nintendo handheld =/

Probably docked most of the time, then undock it and just play in bed during the evenings.

I really would rather play Zelda on it than on the Wii U, but I hope there's some difference. Zelda is something to be excited about when it comes to getting the new system, so hopefully it's worth it is all.

So according to a recent Eurogamer article, the GPU will be having 2.5x more power when docked than when undocked, with the option for developers to apparently limit the GPU while docked to create parity between the two.

The last column in the table is "Available Memory Controller Speeds"

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-nintendo-switch-spec-analysis

Undocked. I have a powerful PC so 3ds has occupied all my console interest. I've loved the 3ds but didn't see upgrading to new 3ds as worth it. Hoping Nintendo gives it good virtual console support as I intend to use it as a good mobile legacy console while travelling primarily. Getting access to first party Nintendo software since not having a WiiU is a plus as well.

Docked for the majority of the time, most likely.

I don't really believe for a second people really will want to play this thing undocked, silly gimmick. I will play it docked. Rarely if ever play handhelds outside anyway.

@atwa: Well consider me a filthy, filthy liar. I rarely play them outside as well but still love the portability of a handheld, even if it's just while I sit at my computer. Really comes down to what kinda performance I get on a game by game basis but as of now that's where I lean.

@hodor: Nintendo has struck out too many times on Virtual Console for me to think there's any hope for the Switch. Would absolutely love it if I'm wrong but I have no interest in being disappointed again.

All my consoles are currently unplugged, so probably undocked most of the time.

@atwa: i do. nothing silly or gimmicky really at all. at worst it's the most straightforward "gimmick" they could possibly have.

Undocked most likely, seems more like a N3DS replacement than a replacement to my Xbox1s or PS4

Docked. I'm basically interested in the Switch in the hope that it will have both historically console and portable focused Nintendo-platform games on my TV. Fire Emblem, Pokémon, Monster Hunter, SMT, Xenoblade, etc, all available on the same console. I really don't like handhelds since I find them uncomfortable to use and don't have any use for the portability part, but the Wii U never had enough games of its own to get me to buy one. If both kinds of developers make their games for the Switch, then it will be exactly what I want it to be.

I just saw this thread title after watching the UPF with "Genital Jousting", and... yeah.

I am never going to take it out of the dock.

In the words of Kanye West, "when i go raw i like to leave it in".

I'm leaning toward the Switch mainly being in the dock. Although I will take it with me whenever I'm going somewhere. I already carry a laptop with me so I'll just stuff it in that bag.

Can't be sure till I live with it, but I can see myself playing off screen on my couch like I do with my Wii U. I'll have to wait and see if it's the kind of thing I'll take on the bus like a 3DS.

Docked, the portable switch is too big IMO and I prefer to play my portable games at home (besides, good luck using a tablet-thingy in public here in Brazil)

@atwa said:

Except families.

At least where I live it's common for my girlfriend or the kids to want to use the TV. So we have the wii u on the TV when some of us are playing together, but if I'm playing a single-player game it's often off-tv. I expect the switch will be the same situation, except with slightly more hassle because of having to dock/undock.

Once an animal crossing comes out for switch I'm guessing it will replace the 3DS, so we'll end up with two or three switches, it'll be nice to put a dock next to each TV in the house so we can dock wherever we want :)

I'd say mostly docked, but I plan on using it undocked a lot. I genuinely see myself playing the fuck out of this thing when I just wanna chill in bed because I don't feel good or I just want to lazy around.

Can't see myself taking it on the road or when I go out simply out of fear of losing it, but it's nice to have that option.

Yep. The Switch will be my first Nintendo console since the Gamecube, and first handheld since the Game Boy Color (I'm not into handhelds at all). So I'm just hoping to get an all-in-one Nintendo machine to play all their best console-style and mobile-style games on one system, plugged into a big screen, played with a regular-ass, non-gimmicky controller. Finally. The prospect of this kind of system is really exciting to me.

Won't really know until I actually get to hold one.

I'll use it in a similar way I did the wii u. Which was about half and half. Although given the undocked tablet will allow an untethered experience (Don't have to be within a certain range of the system) I might end up using it more often given the freedom of location I'll have available.